Harol
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Harol (INSEE 88233) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de Mirecourt Dompaire. Population 614 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 16,950 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MI DO RE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CENTRE -). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HAROL AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE HAROL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MI DO RE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE - DU CENTRE - | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | HAROL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE HAROL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 599 (2012) → 614 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 522 (1990) → 614 (2023): 17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 292, of which 4.1 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Harol): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Girancourt): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Girancourt): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Girancourt): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Harol): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DOMMARTIN-AUX-BOIS_SAPC weather station, 2.5 km away at 396 m; the village itself is at 406 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EPINAL, 16.4 km away at 317 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 89 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 922 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DOMMARTIN-AUX-BOIS_SAPC, 2.5 km away at 396 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88233/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88233/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88233/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88233/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88233
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88201
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cars | 87 | 480 km SW | 612 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ceaux-en-Loudun | 86 | 468 km W | 560 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Danzé | 41 | 389 km W | 671 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-Grandchamp | 71 | 246 km SW | 752 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Nouillers | 17 | 579 km SW | 722 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Chapelle-Glain | 44 | 558 km W | 809 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-Grandchamp | 71 | 246 km SW | 752 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Danzé | 41 | 389 km W | 671 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceaux-en-Loudun | 86 | 468 km W | 560 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Cars | 87 | 480 km SW | 612 | 35.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Glain | 44 | 558 km W | 809 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Les Nouillers | 17 | 579 km SW | 722 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Harol's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danzé | 41 | 389 km W | 671 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remoncourt | 88 | 17 km NW | 567 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montvicq | 03 | 329 km SW | 692 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers | 42 | 273 km SW | 602 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailleul-le-Soc | 60 | 303 km NW | 645 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Albestroff | 57 | 97 km NE | 606 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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